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'Obnoxious' joyrider leads police on eight-mile chase

'Obnoxious' joyrider leads police on eight-mile chase

A joyrider dubbed "thoroughly obnoxious" by a judge led police on a chase for eight miles.

Woman critically injured in road accident

Woman critically injured in road accident

A pedestrian in her 60s had to be flown to hospital after a collision with a car.

Traffic chaos from car fire

Traffic chaos from car fire

Commuter traffic was held up on a motorway following a vehicle fire.

Our future town centre?

Our future town centre?

A remarkable virtual tour shows how a town centre will be transformed.

Child sex victim waives anonymity

Child sex victim waives anonymity

A man has told of his years of torment living with the abuse he suffered as an 11-year-old boy.

Cocaine dealer caged

Cocaine dealer caged

A dealer has been jailed after cocaine bags were found mixed with tools in his car.

Woman hurt in road crash

Woman hurt in road crash

Police and paramedics spent more than two and a half hours dealing with a two-vehicle accident.

Woman dies in street tragedy

Woman dies in street tragedy

Passers-by fought to save a heart attack victim after she collapsed outside a fish bar.

Flirtacious frogs spring into action

Flirtacious frogs spring into action

Love is in the air as an Ashford pond becomes the ideal dating venue for amorous amphibians.

Man charged after fatal crash

Man charged after fatal crash

A man has been charged with death by dangerous driving after a woman died following a motorway crash.

Rioter gets lengthy sentence

Rioter gets lengthy sentence

This violent protester has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after throwing objects at people in the Dover demonstrations last January

Badger found hanging from tree

Badger found hanging from tree

A badger has been found hanging from a tree in a shocking case of animal cruelty.

Residents suffer 12-hour power cut

Residents suffer 12-hour power cut

Free hot drinks and meals given to families without power for most of the day.

Woman assaulted after four robbers enter home

Woman assaulted after four robbers enter home

Cash and jewellery were stolen and a victim was injured when a group of men broke into her house and demanded money.

Injuries after two car crash

Injuries after two car crash

Police and paramedics were called after a two car crash off a busy road.

Crackdown on illegal parties

Crackdown on illegal parties

Police have seized music equipment as part of a crackdown on unlicensed raves.

House fire probe to begin

House fire probe to begin

Firefighters say the cause of a house fire will be investigated as they deal with the blaze which has destroyed roofs this afternoon.

School warning after happy meal lunchbox

School warning after happy meal lunchbox

A school's hit out at its pupils' packed lunches - after parents packed a cold happy meal... and one lunch consisted of three types of chocolate.

Woman injured in bus crash

Woman injured in bus crash

There were huge queues after a collision on a busy gyratory.

Footballer Liam Bellamy charged with robbery

Footballer Liam Bellamy charged with robbery

A former Dover Athletic football player has been charged with robbery after an alleged incident in Greenhithe

Driver caught doing 108mph

Driver caught doing 108mph

A driver has been caught by police doing nearly 40mph over the speed limit on a Kent motorway.

Council demands travellers leave pub site

Council demands travellers leave pub site

Travellers have been told to move on after about 10 caravans and motorhomes moved onto a pub site overnight.

Late bid to save popular Kent festival

Late bid to save popular Kent festival

A high-profile business boss has pledged money to help save a festival from being drastically scaled back following a string of complaints.

Stabbing victim 'threatened to kill' editor

Stabbing victim 'threatened to kill' editor

A 24-year-old who complained about his name being used in an online article is alleged to have made death threats against a newspaper editor.

Fire at care home

Fire at care home

An investigation is under way to find out what caused a fire in an historic sheltered housing complex.

Builder fell through studio ceiling

Builder fell through studio ceiling

An inquest has heard a man plunged more than five metres to his death while carrying out conversion works.

Family's plea to find dad's killer

Family's plea to find dad's killer

Relatives of a man murdered outside his home are hoping the 10th anniversary of his death will trigger someone’s conscience to come forward.

Track record that goes back nearly 100 years

Track record that goes back nearly 100 years

A light railway in Kent has welcomed royalty and comedy legends during its long history.

Kent bank among first to offer new £1

Kent bank among first to offer new £1

Residents in a town will be able to get their hands on one of the new eagerly-awaited £1 coins next week.

Woman arrested for 'attempted murder'

Woman arrested for 'attempted murder'

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man she knew was stabbed.

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